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Tranced Out – The great American comfort crisis
If ever there was a “Psychic Batman” in my life, it would be Bob Maurer, the head of behavioral science for UCLA’s Medical School. Once, we were talking about dating. He said, “The single most important thing you need to know about someone before you marry them is how they […]
Making a Difference – What happened to the human potential movement?
America has become a country where anyone can believe anything they want and much of this outrageous signature began in California, the birthplace and world capital of the human potential movement. I was a teenager when I first became involved in it. I didn’t jump into the seminars to […]
How Does Curiosity Make Us Smarter?
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reasons for existing.” – Albert Einstein Active Learners are rapidly taking charge of the workplace. In fact, the more savvy employers will only hire individuals who take pleasure in learning, who look at the world with curiosity and […]
How to Get the Greatest Recommendations!
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” Oprah Winfrey In today’s workplace, accelerating change is increasing the need to draw healthy attention to our selves. Many of us have had inadequate training in how to do this. The game is […]
How Will Parents End Rebellion, Distrust, and Mediocrity in Their Children?
When I was a kid, my adoptive father was an evangelical physician and he expected I would also become a medical doctor. I was a concert pianist at the time I was 8. At around the same time, I was in a biology class that required dissecting a bug. I […]
How One Standard Gave Me a New Life
In the Inspired Work Program, we provide an exercise called, “Irrevocable Happiness.” In it, we ask our participants to describe, in detail, what their lives would look like if they were in a constant state of happiness. In other words, what would your life look like if you were sentenced […]
Age of Aquarius? How About the Age of Transparency?
The last time we had a talent war was in 2006. Only 2 years later, many of us were so distracted by the great recession that we didn’t realize just how much the world of work was changing. Today, while the unemployment figures look great, about half of our workers […]
How Did Madison Avenue Turn Civil Rights Into Good Business?
With politics in such a deep divide, perhaps it is time that we recognize the greater influence business has in moving our society forward. My viewpoints on politics began to change in the 80s and early 90s. I was a young successful executive in the staffing industry. As […]
Why Do Active Learners Own the Future of Work?
Accelerating change is impacting virtually every worker, employer, and business owner. Accelerating change is making many highly educated individuals functionally illiterate. Advancing technology redefines how we work, live, and behave, active learning shines our way forward. In fact, active learning has become our single most important skillset, the great dividing […]
Get Rid of Spam. Give Up Pitches. Become a Social Media Rock Star.
How does Kim Kardashian, one of America’s most polarizing celebrities, build a $200 Million dollar business? Red Bull became a category-leading brand by sponsoring extreme sports events. How did Monster Energy sail right past them? Kim credits her business success to social media. While Red Bull spent a […]